ASB dismisses complaint over gambling ad aired during BattleBots

Zoe Samios

May 12, 2017 5:24

An ad depicting wild celebrations from people winning bets has been cleared by the advertising watchdog after a parent complained about it airing while he was watching the TV show Battle Bots with his son.

The TV show airs on Nine’s secondary channel Go.

The TAB’s ‘Check and Collect’ ad shows punters in a bar, at the dentist and in shop screaming with excitement at winning.

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Zoe Samios

Zoe Samios worked at Mumbrella between 2016 and 2019, finishing up as senior media reporter in March 2019.

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ASB dismisses complaint over gambling ad aired during BattleBots

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